Combination delivery car and saw rig



C. E. HANCOCK COMBINATION DELIVERY CAR AND SAW RIG f 4 Sheets-Sheet. 1

Filed larch l8 1924 Sept.2.lm

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A screw 19 is mounted through the bars 13 and 7 and has a hand wheel 20 upon its outer end. and a nut 21 against the inner side of the bar 13, and screw seated through the bar 7 so that by manipulating the hand wheel 20 the frame carrying the rollers 17 ma be moved forwardly and bachwardly. caring hangers 22 are secured to the bars 11, 14, 15 and 12 and project downwardly below the bars 2 and 3 and the drive shaft 23 is mounted in these hangers and has pulleys 24 upon its outer ends so that when the rollers 17 are in their forward positions as in Fig. 2, the pulleys 24 are spaced from the rear drive wheels 25 of the motor vehicle and so that when it isdesired to drive the shaft 23 the rear axle 26 may be jacked up and mounted on benches 27 to hold the wheels 25 clear of the ground and thenlthe hand wheel 20 may be operated to move the pulleys 24 into engagement with the wheels 25 and then if the vehicle engine is operated die shaft 23 will be driven to operate the saw rig.

Sup-porting bars 28 and 29" are mounted upon the bars 14 and 15 and extend over the bars 5 and 6. Bearings 30 and '31 are mounted upon the bars 28 and 29 and a shaftl'32 is mounted in the bearings 30 and 31, A sec-'' ond shaft 33 is mounted below the shaft 32 and gears 34 and 35' connect the shafts 32 and 33 the object being to get the shaft 33 lower than the shaft 32 so th atgears' 36 and 37 WiIlconnect the shaft 33 to the shaft 23.

A joiner head 38 is' mounted upon the rear end of the Shaft 32 and a ripsaw 39 is mounted upon the extreme rear end' of the shaft 32 near the joiner head 38.

A frame 40 extends downwardly from the bars 12 and 15 and has a cross piece 41 A second frame '42 is slidingly connected to the cross piece 41 by rods 43 and 44', having stop heads 45 engaging the frame 42, the rods extending from the heads through slots 46 in the frame 42 and the screw threaded ends of the rods being screw seatedthrough the cross piece 41 so as to make clamps-to allow the frame 1-2 to be adjusted vertically to'any idly] connected to the cross piece 41;. Had cranks47' are fixed upon the rear ends "of the rods 43 and 44 and hangers 48 extend downwardly from the bar 13 to support theirearends ofjthe rods 43 and 44. A shaft 49 is mounted parallel with the rods 43 and 44'and'has' a hand crank 50 on its rear end aiid a bevel'ed gear 51 on its forward end. A screw 52 is mount ed through a cross piece 53 at the lower end of the frame 42 and through a nut 54 having a projection 55 to engage In a slot 55,116 hold the nut from rotating, and the upper end'o f the screw 52 is mounted in a bearingh'i' supported by the frame-40, and a beveled gear mesh s :with the beveled gear 51 so that by operating the handles 47 to loosen the frame 42 and operating the handle 50, the frame 42may be raised or lowered relative to the frame 40.

The radius frame 59 has bearings 60 and 61 upon the shaft 23 and bearings 62 and 63 on its other end. A saw spindle 64 is mounted in the bearings 62 and 63 and a cross cut saw 65 is fixed upon one end of the spindle 64. The bearings 62 and 63 are connected to the upper ends of the frame 42 by pins 66 and 67, the pins being loose enough in the bearings 62 and 63'to allow the frame 42 to move straight up and down while the bearings 62 and 63 move concentric to the shaft A pulley 68 is fixed upon the shaft23 between the bearings 60 and 61, a pulley 69 is fixed upon the spindle 64 between' the bearto the position shown in dotted lines? in Fig;

7, and a drill maybe connected to the end of the spindle either by removing the saw or not, so as-to produce a drilling machine.

The frame, includingthe bars 5,,6 and 7 permanently mounted upon the car frame bars 2 and 3, forms an extension supporting frame 71. The bars 10, 11, 12, 13, 14' and 15 form the saw rig frame 72, said frame 72 being mounted to move upon the frame 71 to bring the saw'rig frame driving pulleys into and out of engagementwith the car wheels 25. When it is desiredto operate the saw 65 or the drilling machine, thesp-indle 64 is raised as before suggested and the joinerhead 38 and saW 39 are removed from the spindle 32 so as not to project upwardly and interfere with the work, and when itis desired to use the joiner. head or saw they are-replaced upon the spindle 32'and the saw spindle 64 and saw '65'are lowered so as 74 are placed upon the frame 72 at various places to support the frame 73. I Brackets'75 are secured to the bars of the frame 73 at various places ande'xtend downwardly andhave rollers 76 engaging in the channels of the bars of the frame 72 frame 73 in place;

The floor, consisting of the pieces and 79, is securely mounted upon the frame 7 3 and has a removable piece 80 for cover ing and uncoverin theend of the shaft 32 and aremovahle-piece 81 adjacent-to saw soa's to hold the" for providin access to the saw mechanism and this floor orms the bed of the delivery body when the saw rig is out of use.

Stake sockets 82 and 83 are fixed against the outer faces of the outer bars of the frame 73, side boards 84 have stakes 85 to fit in the sockets 82 and 83 and fenders 86 are secured to the side boards 84 and have angle brackets 87 to fit upon the foot boards 88 and be ecurcd in place by bolts so that when the side boards and fenders are applied the car has the appearance of a roadster with a slipon body, as shown in Fig. 1, and so that when it is desired to use the saw rig the brackets 87 are disconnected from the foot boards 88 and the side boards and fenders bodily removed.

Various changes may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention as -.=laimed.

1 claim:

1. An automobile having side frame bars and a rear cross bar, an extension frame permanently mounted upon the side frame bars md having a rear cross bar some distance bar-i; of the first cross bar, a saw rig frame mounted upon the extension frame, means for adjusting the saw rig frame forwardly and backu'ardly, a saw rig mounted upon the aw rig frame and having a driving shaft extending transversely, and pulleys upon the outer ends of the driving shaft adapted to run the saw rig by contact with the rear wheels of the automobile.

2. l n a motor vehicle saw rig an extension frame adapted to be rigidly mounted upon the motor vehicle, a saw rig frame mounted upon the extension frame, means forming a longitudinally sliding connection between he saw rig frame and the extension frame, an adj usiing screw mounted through the rear bar of the saw rig frame and screw seated through the rear cross bar of the extension frame, means for operating the screw to adjust the saw rig frame back and forth upon the extension frame, a driving shaft mounted transversely upon the saw rig frame. pulleys upon the outer ends of the shaft and adapted to engage the rear wheels of the motor vehicle when the saw rig frame is adjusted backwardly, and means for driving a tool from the shaft.

3. ln motor vehicle saw rig an extension frame adapted to be mounted permanently upon the motor vehicle, a saw rig frame adjustably mounted upon the extension frame, a saw carried by the saw rig frame, a saw table frame mounted to reciprocate upon the saw rig frame, a floor upon the saw table frame and having removable panels, a driving shaft transversely of the saw rig frame, and pulleys upon the outer end of the driving shaft so that the saw rig frame may be adjusted to bring the pulleys against the rear Wheels of the motor vehicle and the rear axle may be jacked up and the device operated as a saw rig.

i. In a motor vehicle saw rig an extension frame permanently mounted upon the motor vehicle, a saw rig frame slidingly mounted upon the extension frame, a saw frame extending downwardly from the saw rig frame, a second saw frame connected to the first saw frame and adapted for vertical adjustment, a screw mounted in the second saw frame and extending through and resting upon a bearing in the first saw frame, a beveled gear upon the upper end of the screw, a horizontal shaft having a beveled gear meshing with the first beveled gear, and a hand crank upon the horizontal shaft so that by manipulating the hand crank the second saw frame may be raised or lowered.

In a motor vehicle saw rig an extension frame permanently mounted upon the motor vehicle, a saw rig frame mounted upon the extension frame and adapted to be adjusted longitudinally, a saw frame mounted upon the saw rig frame, a second saw frame having longitudinal vertical slots, crank shafts extending through the slots and screw seated in the first saw frame and having heads engaging the second saw frame, a screw connecting the second saw frame to the first saw frame, a beveled gear upon the screw, a hand crank shaft having a second beveled gear meshing with the first, a saw spindle mount ed in the second saw frame, and a saw upon the saw spindle so that by manipulating the hand cranks the saw may be raised or lowcred.

6. In a motor vehicle saw rig a saw rig frame mounted for adjustment longitudinally, a driving shaft mounted transversely in the saw rig frame, pulleys upon the ends of the driving shaft and adapted to be moved into and out of engagement with the rear wheels of the motor vehicle, means for adjusting the saw rig frame to move the pulleys into and out of engagement with the rear wheels, a radius frame mounted upon the shaft, a saw mounted at the swinging end of the radius frame, means for raising and lowering the saw, and a saw table mounted to reciprocate upon the saw rig frame.

In testimony whereof I have signed mv name to this specification.

CHARLES E. HANCOCK. 

